Emigration: a call for carpenters and agricultural labourers

Many notices in Cornish newspapers advertised agricultural jobs in Canada, often offering free plots of land as an incentive. Nationwide campaigns additionally called for applicants skilled in mechanics and carpentry, as illustrated by this advertisement in the Staffordshire Sentinel, 17/04/1911:

It is also possible that Frank Johns and Leo Colgan from St Ives emigrated in order to fulfil agricultural roles, but then took on apprenticeships in carpentry when settled in Canada.

In Canada, skilled émigré carpenters were required to cut, shape and install building materials during the construction of residential and agricultural buildings, ships, timber bridges and concrete formwork.